Difference between revisions of "Perityle megalocephala var. megalocephala"
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Latest revision as of 21:14, 5 November 2020
Plants 30–55 cm. Leaves: petioles 1–6 mm; blades ovate, lanceolate-ovate or elliptic to suborbiculate, 4–8(–12) × 3–9(–12) mm. Pappi callous crowns or of vestigial, hyaline scales. 2n = 34.
Phenology: Flowering spring–fall.
Habitat: Crevices and rocky slopes in arid mountains
Elevation: 1400–3000 m
Discussion
Variety megalocephala is relatively common, growing usually in volcanic, also granitic and limestone rock in arid mountains of western and south-central Nevada and adjacent California. The lack of rays and pappus bristles separates var. megalocephala from the similar Perityle stansburii.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.